OpenAI has signed a lease on an 88,500 sq ft King’s Cross office with capacity for 544 staff, signalling plans to more than double its UK workforce even after scrapping its Tyneside data centre project. Read more: OpenAI doubles down on London with first permanent office despite Stargate U-turn
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Google’s UK managing director Kate Alessi dismisses fears of AI-driven mass unemployment, arguing that upskilling the workforce is the priority as the tech giant launches a £2m training initiative. Read more: Don’t fear AI job losses – invest in training, urges Google’s UK boss
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UK mid-sized firms could generate £105bn in additional revenue by 2030 through AI adoption, according to research by Cebr as HSBC launches a £5bn AI productivity finance initiative. Read more: AI adoption could unlock £105bn revenue boost for UK mid-sized firms by 2030
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A report by the country’s state-planning body also asserted that China was outpacing rivals in AI research as well as other key areas The post Space One’s third rocket failure leaves Japan without commercial launch capability appeared first on Gulf Business.
Read Full Story →German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday visited Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) (SESAME) to review its operations and role in advancing scientific research and supporting researchers from across the region and beyond.During the visit, Steinmeier…
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Fujairah, UAE – February 9, 2026: The Fujairah Environment Authority (FEA), in strategic partnership with the Fujairah Research Centre (FRC), officially inaugurates the second edition of the Fujairah International Conference on Bee Research today at the Al Bahar Hotel & Resort. Building upon the foundation laid during its 2023 debut, this year’s assembly serves as a premier global scientific platform, uniting over 50 world-renowned experts and representatives from more than 20 nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Egypt, Lebanon, and Algeria, among many others,
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Abu Dhabi-UAE: 3 February 2026 – The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) participated in the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), held in Houston, Texas, from 25 to 29 January 2026. The meeting brought together leading scientists, researchers, policymakers, and industry experts to exchange knowledge and discuss the latest advances in atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. During the event, the UAEREP delegation held a series of strategic stakeholder meetings and conducted visits to several prominent universities across Texas such as the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas
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Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced its support for 26 research projects led by 14 universities and academic institutions in Dubai, marking the conclusion of the second cycle of Dubai Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Grant Initiative. The Initiative forms part of Dubai RDI Program under the Dubai RDI Ecosystem, which was formed as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation. The Ecosystem is overseen by the Dubai Future Foundation and
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DUBAI, 24th December, 2025: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Dr Nabil Seidah on receiving the Great Arab Minds 2025 award in the medicine category. His Highness said the Arab world has a long record in medical science and that exceptional Arab talent continues to advance medical progress today. His Highness wrote on X, “We congratulate the winner of the Great Arab Minds award 2025 in medicine, Dr Nabil Seidah, from Egypt’s scientific community, Director of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Research Unit at Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM
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Abu Dhabi-UAE: 22 December, 2025 – The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP), managed by the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), is set to announce three new awardees for its Sixth Cycle grants during a press conference on 21 January at the National Center of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi. The newly awarded projects reflect UAEREP’s priority research areas, which form the foundation of the program’s 10-year roadmap, namely, Optimized Seeding Materials, Autonomous UAS, Limited-Area Climate Interventions, and Advanced Models, Software, and Data. During the press conference, each awardee will deliver an overview presentat
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